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Tunisia

Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor ŠNigel Blake http://www.nigelblake.co.uk/

There is an International Migration Camp each year iat Cap Bon - It is organised by Association Les Amis des Oiseaux - 2003 it was be held at El Haouaria from April 12th to May 5th - full details available from MILADI Issam who is responsible for the International Migration Camp by post to Association les Amis des Oiseaux Cap-Bon, Avenue Habib BOURGUIBA 8045 El HAOUARIA Tel/Fax : 00216 72- 269200 E-mail: aao.capbon@gnet.tn

numbers

Number of bird species:369

useful reading

Collins Pocket Guide: Birds of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East

Hermann Heinzel, Richard Fitter, John Parslow Paperback - 384 pages Reissued 2nd Ed (1995) Collins
ISBN: 0002198940
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Oiseaux de Tunisie / Birds of Tunisia

Paul Isenmann et al 432 pages, 200 col photos, 150 maps. Soci?t? d'Etudes Ornithologique 2005
ISBN: 2950654894
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useful information

Proact

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clubs

African Bird Club

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Tunisia/introduction.html
The variety of ecological zones means that Tunisia, despite its limited area, enjoys a relatively high level of biodiversity. About 393 species of bird have been recorded, 187 of them breeding. Most species are of Palearctic or desert origin. During the migration and wintering period, because of the large number and extent of its wetlands, Tunisia hosts a considerable number of waterbirds, including rare and threatened species...

Association les Amis des Oiseaux Section cap Bon

Création d`un Centre d`Education ŕ l`Environnement L`Association les Amis des Oiseaux Section Cap Bon a été crée le 10 Avril 1993. Elle a essentiellement pour objectifs - La préservation des oiseaux et de leurs habitats - La sensibilisation en matičre d`éducation ŕ l`environnement et de protection de la nature - Promouvoir et aider ŕ faire appliquer la loi en matičre de protection de l`avifaune...

Association Les Amis des Oiseaux

Immeuble CERES, 23 rue dEspagne, 1000 Tunis. + 216 1 350875; aao.capbon@gnet.tn

reserves

IBAs

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Tunisia/ibas.html
Tunisia is a major area of concentration for migrants including soaring species like birds of prey, European White Stork Ciconia ciconia and Common Crane Grus grus. In spring they move northwards through the country, concentrating at El Haouaria at the tip of Cape Bon before continuing their 146 km journey across the Mediterranean to Italy. In this period up to 40,000 individuals of 23 species of raptor may be observed including threatened species such as Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus and Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni. In addition to this huge concentration, thousands of passerines cross Tunisia during the autumn and spring migrations and are observed in coastal areas and oases...

Ichkeul National Park

http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=8
More than 185 species of bird have been recorded (Hollis et al, 1977, Morgan, 1982, Skinner et al, 1986; Bousquet, 1988)...

National Parks

http://www.tunisiaonline.com/environment/environment2.html
With a view to preserving its ecological heritage, Tunisia has embarked on a voluntarist policy for the protection of its ecosystems and its biodiversity. Eight natural areas identified as priority zones have been established as national parks.

trip reports

Travelling Birder
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The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

1997 [January]

http://www.crosswinds.net/~birdtrips/Tunisia97.html
The total number of species I saw remained only 71, but luckily 17 of them were lifers, raising my ESTV (Enumeratio Speciorum Totalis Vitae) i.e. total list of lifers up to 410.

1999 [March] - William Oliver

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/tunisia/tunis1/report.htm
e.g. The small marsh along the shore just south of the harbour is worth looking at. We had huge numbers of Cory`s Shearwaters less than 100 metres offshore both feeding around fishing boats and resting on the sea.

2000 [May] - Dirk Raes

http://www.surfbirds.com/Trip%20Reports/tunisia.html
After an early-morning flight, we could already see the first birds as we landed: Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Salinas of Monastir. During the ensuing bus trip towards Hammamet already a Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) and several Eurasian Hoopoes (Upupa epops) were spotted.

2002 [December] - Chris Cameron & Julie Dawson

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/tunisia/tunis4/Tunisia2002.htm
Sousse - Hotel Jinene - a few birds noted from the hotel balcony included Spotless Starling and Palm Dove. All sparrows appeared to be of the Italian hybrid between House and Spanish Sparrow, with many males heavily marked but not convincing at all for Spanish Sparrow. A stroll down to the hotel`s beach produced a singing Southern Grey Shrike of the very dark algeriensis race...

2003 [January] - Jens Hjerrild Hansen

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/tunisia/tunis5/win-02-03.htm
The following recordings are based on a charter flight to the town of Sousse. The first week was only spent with halftime birding whereas the second week was spent with proper birding...

2004 [December] - Ken Tucker

http://www.pterodroma.homecall.co.uk/Tunisia.htm
Birding was easy, although I did miss a couple of species which I thought were almost definite (marbled duck and red-rumped wheatear). Views were generally good to excellent but I often spent a little less time with each species than I would have liked as there was often somewhere else to move on to. I was on holiday with a non-birding partner and there were other things we both wanted to see. Distances are relatively large and I think we could have done with an extra couple of days in the desert areas of the south (perhaps staying at Matmata for two nights and exploring the area around there). This might have made for a more relaxing holiday with more ambling and less dashing. I am not, however, disappointed with the experience. It was one of the best holidays I`ve ever had even without considering the birds which were superb in themselves...

2004 [March] - Kathleen and Ian Johnson

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/tunisia/tunis6/tun-mar-04.htm
Birding in Tunisia. Why don`t more birders go? It`s a major migration route for many species, with huge numbers and quality views. The people are friendly, the landscape and history fascinating, travel is easy and accommodation is cheap and readily available. Above all it`s safe, and largely hassle free. There are very few local birders and much to discover. Our trip drew heavily on the experience of others, but we found new sites and unexpected birds. And we did get 182 species, though the weather deteriorated and we missed many migrants seen in April 2000. Another year we would choose late March, early April...

2004 [November] - Richard Fuller

http://www.surfbirds.com/trip_report.php?id=591
A trip to Tunisia for the Pan-African Ornithological Congress provided the opportunity for some desert birding. Tunisia is an amazingly varied country with extensive wetlands in the east, mountains in the north west and some excellent desert birding in the south. We connected with several difficult species including good numbers of Desert Sparrows at a site not previously covered in UK trip reports, and Thick-billed Lark...

2005 [April] - Adam Riley

http://www.rockjumper.co.za/02_destination_b_reports_mor_tunisia_2005_april.htm
Species list only...

2005 [February] - Mark Easterbrook

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/tunisia/tunisia8/tun-feb-05.htm
...Ninety two species were recorded during the holiday which was not intended to be a total birding experience...

2005 [June] - Bruno Caula

http://www.cuneobirding.it/file/trip/tunisia.htm
In Italian

2006 [April] - Bob Swann

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/tunisia/tunisia-9/tunisia-april-06.htm
This report gives details of the birds seen and the sites visited during a week in north east Tunisia based at the resort of Hammamet...

tour operators

Birding Pals

http://birdingpal.org/Tunesia.htm
Local birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...

places to stay

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